Kondut, Western Australia

Kondut is a small town in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Kondut
Western Australia
The former Kondut Post Office and Quarters, 2018
Kondut
Coordinates30.717°S 116.787°E / -30.717; 116.787
Population245 (2006 census)[1]
Established1917
Postcode(s)6605
Elevation296 m (971 ft)
Location
  • 205 km (127 mi) north north east of Perth
  • 21 km (13 mi) north of Wongan Hills
  • 75 km (47 mi) south east of Moora
LGA(s)Shire of Wongan-Ballidu
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal Division(s)Durack

The first European to visit and chart the area was the surveyor C Crossland in 1884. He named a nearby well Conduit Well. The town was originally a railway siding that was constructed in 1913 as part of the Dowerin to Mullewa line. The townsite was later gazetted in 1917.[2]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kondut(State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – K". Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  3. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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